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WORKMANS TIME RECORDER.

No. 527,304. Patented Oct. 9,1894.

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WORKMANS TIME RECORDER.

Patented Oct. 9,1894.

ATTORNEYS.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

'EDWARD G. WATKINS, OF GARDNER, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- HALF TOHEYWOOD BROS. & 00., OF SAME PLACE.

WORKMANVS TIME-RECORDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 527,304, dated October9, 1894.

Application filed July 22, 1893- Serial No. 481,181- (No model.)

To a. whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD G. WATKINS, of Gardner, in the county ofWorcester and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and ImprovedTime-Recorder, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

My invention relates to improvements in time recorders such as are usedto record the time of employs in factories, shops, stores, offices, &c.,and the object of my invention is .to produce a machine of the greatestsimplicity, which may be cheaply made and is extremely durable, which isoperated by the individual employs when they begin and leave off work,which keeps an accurate record of the time during which the individualsare at work, and which has a time sheet adapted to be detached afterbeing passed through the machine and which shows a complete record ofthe time of the several employs, and may therefore be filed away forfuture reference.

To these ends, my invention consists in certain features of constructionand combinations of parts, which will be hereinafter described andclaimed.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar figures of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the views.

bearing. Fig. 5 is an elevation of the cam' sleeve 42; and Fig. 6 is aplan view of the time sheet, part of the same being broken away. Themachine is provided with a suitable case 10, which may be of any desiredform,

, capable of running at least eight days is preferably employed. Withinthe case, and extending longitudinally thereof, preferably at socket 36,the said pin being provided with a square portion, 38, near its upperend, which portion fits into a correspondingly shaped opening in thebottom of the cylinder 13, as will be seen in Fig. 4.

A spring, 39, is coiled between the lower end of the pin 37 and thebottom of the bore of the socket 36, whereby the pin is pressed upwardinto engagement with the square opening in the bottom of the cylinder13. Transversely to the pin 37 a catch pin or stud, 40, projects throughor intoa curved cam slot 41 provided in a sleeve 42, which is adapted tofit over the lower end of the socket 36.

A longitudinal slot, 43, in the said socket 36, allows the pin' 40 tomove vertically when the cam sleeve 42 is turned. The spring 39 alsokeeps the cam sleeve 42 in contact with the shoulder 44 of the socket36.

At its upper end the cylinder is connected to a shaft 15 to slidethereon and rotate therewith. Said shaft turns in a suitable bracket 16,and is geared, as shown at 17, to

the clock mechanism, this mechanism not being shown in detail as it isof the usual kind.

There are a series of parallel swinging levers 20, pivoted in supports19 on opposite sides of the cylinder. These levers extend abouttangentially to the cylinder and to a point opposite the same, thelevers on one side overlapping those on the other, as shown clearly inFig. 1, and each lever is provided with a stylus 21, which is adapted tobe pressed against the cylinder and perforate the time sheet carriedthereon.

The cylinder is corrugated, as shown at 18, the grooves coming oppositethe several styluses so as to prevent them from striking the body of thecylinder, or the cylinder may be covered with some soft substance, andthe time sheet carried by the cylinder will be hereinafter described indetail.

The levers 20 swing in guides 22, and have shanks 23, which are securedto buttons 24, and the latter extend upward through guide a point nearthe center, is a revoluble cylin- 50 der 13, which is supported on theupper screw plates 25 on the top of the case, that is, on the lid 11,and the buttons are consecutively numbered, and each number represents aperson, as every person in the building where the register is used isknown by a certain number.

The several levers 20, near their free ends extend opposite and above aswinging rod 26, which is supported by links 27, pivoted to the rod andto a support 27 on the lid 11, and the red at one end has a toe 28adapted to contact with one end 29 of the hammer 30, which is pivotedwithin the case and has a head 31 adapted to strike a gong 33, the headbeing normally pressed against the gong by a spring 32, as shown clearlyin Fig. 2. The gong is held in a perforated case 34 on the front of themain case, the case 34 protecting the gong, while the perforationspermit the emission of sound when the gong is struck.

The rod 26 is held normally retracted, as in Fig. 2, by a spring 35,which is secured to one end of the rod and to an adjacent support, butwhen any of the levers 20 is pressed downward it presses upon the rodand causes it to swing against the tension of this spring 35, so thatthe toe strikes the end 29 of the hammer shank, thus drawing the head 31away from the gong 33, and as soon as the toe 28 passes the shank, thespring 32 returns the head and causes it to strike the gong. Whenpressure is removed from the red the spring 35 returns it and alsoraises the lever 20 which has been depressed.

The time sheet 45, shown clearly in Fig. 6, is wrapped around thecylinder when the machine is to be used, and this sheet is provided atone end with spaces 46 in which the names of the employs are placed.There are small spaces 47 opposite the spaces 46 in which the employsnumber is recorded, and extending longitudinally across the sheet arelines 48, these being produced parallel with the lines of the spaces 46and 47, and there are twice as many lines as there are spaces 46, as aseries of these lines, marked 48 in Fig. 6, are intermediate betweeneach two lines forming the spaces 46 and 47.

The lines 48 and 48 are intersected by cross lines 49 representing thehours of the day,

7 and these hour spaces may be subdivided as finely as desired. As shownin the drawings, the hour spaces range from seven a. m.to six p. m., butthis arrangement is arbitrary and may be varied as desired. The sheet 45is further provided with spaces 50 for marking the days of the week.There are also two lines of spaces 51 and 52 for the time during theweek and the total time respectively, a line of spaces 53 for the price,and a line of spaces 54 for the total amount.

When the sheet is applied to the cylinder the names of the workmen oremploys, that is, the spaces 46 are lapped over the opposite end of thesheet, so that one end of the sheet nearest the name spaces will comeopposite the day spaces 50, and the other spaces from '50 to 54 are usedafter the sheet has been removed from the cylinder, and when the amountof time, price, 850., is carried out.

It will be understood that the time sheet may be fastened to thecylinder in any suitable manner, care being taken that the position ofthe hour lines 49 should be such as to bring them opposite the severalstyluses at the correct time.

In order to remove the cylinder 13 from the casing, the cam sleeve 42 isturned so as to bring the pin 40 to the lower ends of the slots 41 and43, whereby the upper end of the pin 37 is withdrawn from the centralaperture in the bottom of the cylinder 13. The cylinder can'then beremoved after turning the socket 36, if necessary, to lower the same andallow the upper end of the cylinder to disengage itself from the shaft15. Then the cylinder is again put in place upon its hearing or socket36, the cam sleeve 42 is turned in the opposite direction to bring thesquare portion 38 of the pin 37 into engagement with the bottom of thecylinder 13. The paper time sheet is secured to the cylinder by means ofsmall points which project radially fromthe cylinder and puncture thepaper.

In using the machine, the sheet is applied to the cylinder as described,and rotates regularly as it is driven by the clockwork mechanismdescribed, so that it moves at a rate corresponding to the lapse oftime. When an employ begins work he presses one of the buttons 24,representing his number and this causes one of the levers 20 to bepushed down so that the stylus 21 perforates the paper in one of thespaces between the lines 48 opposite the employs name, and beneath oneof the hour marks. \Vhen he does this the bell is rung as described, sothat it is known that an employ has used the recorder. When the employleaves off work the same operation is performed, and the longitudinaldistance between the two perforations will represent the time he hasbeen at work.

It will be seen that if an employ begins and leaves off work severaltimes during the day, his total time may be easily computed by addingthe amounts of time represented between the several pairs ofperforations.

WVhile the cylinder 13 rotates, the pin 37 which is engaged therebyrotates together with the cylinder, and the transverse pin 40 causes thesocket 36 to partake of this rotary movement, so that the threadedportion 14 of the socket screws down in the bracket 15, and the cylinder13 is lowered accordingly.

The apparatus is so constructed in relation to the time sheet, that theperforations during the first revolution of the cylinder will be belowthe intermediate lines 48, while during the second turn of the cylinderthe perforations will be made above the intermediate lines 48, so thatone time sheet can be used for two consecutive days.

It will be obvious that instead of one intermediate line 48, severalsuch lines may be used to divide the space allotted to each employ, sothat one time sheet will suffice for three or four days, or a-week, &c.

It will be further obvious that instead of causing the cylinder to belowered during its rotation, the cylinder and the parts connectedtherewith may be constructed in such manner as to raise the cylinder apredetermined distance for each revolution.

The apparatus is considered particularly advantageous on account of thefact that the indications produced thereby are sharply defined andcannot be removed or altered, and furthermore, no ink being employed,the time sheet'will not be liable to become disfigured by blots, andthere are no parts, such as an ink ribbon, which require constant careand frequent renewal.

The time sheet is so arranged that it is not necessary to transfer therecord made by each person to another sheet before the pay roll can bemade up. Provision is, made for footing up each persons pay for each dayor for a Week, and placing it in the proper column, sothat the pay rollof a whole department may be made up in total on the same sheet.

Having thus described my invention, I

claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. In a timerecorder, the combination, with the case, the rotatable cylinder adaptedto carry the time sheet, and the parallel pivoted marking levers, of twolinks pivoted to the case, a rod having its respective ends connectedwith the free ends of the said links, said rod being arranged in thepath of travel of the markinglevers and essentially perpendicularthereto, a bell, and an operative connection between the said rod andthe bell, substantially as described.

2. In a time recorder, the combination, with the. revoluble cylinderadapted to carry the time sheet, and a marking mechanism locatedadjacent to the cylinder, of a screw adapted to rotate together with thecylinder, and a stationary screw-threaded bearing for supporting thesaid screw, whereby the cylinder is displaced axially during itsrotation, substantiallv as and for the purpose specified.

3. In a time recorder, the combination, with the revoluble cylinderadapted to carry the time sheet, and a marking mechanism locatedadjacent to the cylinder, of a socket adapted to support the cylinderand formed with a screw-threaded portion, a pin constructed to slide inthe socket yet to rotate therewith, one end of said pin being adapted toengage a central opening in the bottom of the cylinder, to rotate withthe latter, means for moving the said pin into and out of engagementwith the cylinder, and a stationary femalethreaded bearing constructedto receive the screw-threaded portion of the said socket, substantiallyas and for the purpose specified.

4:. In a time recorder, the combination, with the revoluble cylinderadapted to carry the time sheet, and a marking mechanism locatedadjacent tothe cylinder, of a socket adapted to support the cylinder andformed with a screw-threaded portion, a pin constructed to slide in thesocket yet to rotate therewith, the angular outer end of said pin beingadapted to engage a correspondingly shaped central opening in the bottomof the cylinder, to rotate with the latter, a transverse pin projectingfrom the first named pin and outwardly through an openingin the socket,a sleeve inclosing the socket'and provided with a cam slot for thereception of the said transverse pin to move the same longitudinally ofthe socket when the sleeve is rotated, means for preventing adisplacement of the said sleeve longitudinally of the socket, andastationary female-threaded bearing constructed to receive thescrew-threaded portion of the socket, substantially as and for thepurpose specified.

v 5. In atime recorder, the combination,with a revoluble cylinderadapted to carry the time sheet, and a marking mechanism locatedadjacent to the cylinder, of a socket formed with a shoulder and with ascrew-threaded portion above the same adapted to support thecylinder,astationaryfemale-threaded bearing constructed to receive thescrew-threaded portion of the said socket, apin capable of slidinglongitudinally in the socket, said pin having an angular section nearits upper end adapted to engage a correspondingly shaped central openingin the bottom of the cylinder to rotate with the latter, a transversepin secured to the first named pin and projecting outwardly therefromthrough a longitudinal slot in the socket, a sleeve inclosing the lowerend of the socket and provided with a cam slot for the reception of thesaid transverse I pin to move the same longitudinally of the socket whenthe sleeve is rotated, and a spring located in the socket and adapted topress the longitudinal pin upward, and hold the upper end of the sleevein contact with the shoulder of the socket, substantially as and for thepurpose specified.

EDW. G. WATKINS. Witnesses:

HENRY M. OoLLEsTER, DAVID R. COLLIER.

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